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Professor Matt Wand is a Distinguished Professor of Statistics at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), affiliated with the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the Statistics and Data Science Group. His academic career includes appointments at Harvard University, Rice University, Texas A&M University, the University of New South Wales, and the University of Wollongong. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and Australian Mathematical Society.
Research Interests:
- Statistical Methodology for Multivariate Data
- Fast Approximate Inference, Variational Bayes, and Expectation Propagation
- Generalized Linear Mixed Models, Semiparametric Regression, and Streaming Data Analysis
- Statistical Computing, R Software Development, and CRAN Contributions
Awards and Honors:
- Moran Medal (1997) and Hannan Medal (2013) from the Australian Academy of Science
- UTS Chancellor’s Medal for Exceptional Research (2013)
- Pitman Medal (2013) from the Statistical Society of Australia
Funded Research: Principal investigator on multiple Australian Research Council grants, including projects on variational approximations, semiparametric regression, and statistical computing. Key contributions include the ACEMS Centre of Excellence and R packages like glmmEP and densEstBayes.
Professional Service: Leadership roles in statistical societies, editorial work, and mentorship. Active in promoting open-source statistical tools and reproducible research.
